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[vahy-ruhs] / ˈvaɪ rəs /


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Vaccines were "always chasing the virus", the project lead researcher told AFP in an interview.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

This allowed them to look for the "similarities and the differences in the important parts of the virus that the immune system responds to", recognising not just one variant but all of them.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

The current Ebola outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo species of the virus, for which there is currently no vaccine.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

More than 260 people are confirmed to have died from the virus in the central African country, while 1,000 people have been infected.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

A stomach virus had kept JimmyTrotter at home with Miss Trotter that day.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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